Om
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
Origin of Om
1- Also Aum [ohm] /oʊm/ .
Other definitions for Om. (2 of 3)
Ostmark.
Other definitions for O.M. (3 of 3)
Order of Merit.
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How to use Om in a sentence
To them were born two sons, the brother of our subject being O. M. Conover, of Waitsburg.
Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 2 (of 2) | William Denison LymanThree of them were signed with the initials O. M., which may or may not have had any association with the name Moore.
The Girl Scouts in Beechwood Forest | Margaret VandercookThough some letters or hieroglyphs are defaced, there can be no doubt that the inscription is correctly read G. O. M.
In the Wrong Paradise | Andrew LangI dont believe you know what w-o-m-a-n spells, said he to the uneducated soldier on one occasion.
Anecdotes of the Great War | Carleton Britton CaseOn the eastern side it reached the entrance of the boulevard O, and followed the line O M, with a similar passage at M.
Annals of a Fortress | E. Viollet-le-Duc
British Dictionary definitions for om (1 of 4)
Oman
British Dictionary definitions for Om (2 of 4)
/ (əʊm) /
Hinduism a sacred syllable typifying the three gods Brahma, Vishnu, and Siva, who are concerned in the threefold operation of integration, maintenance, and disintegration
Origin of Om
2British Dictionary definitions for OM (3 of 4)
Order of Merit (a Brit title)
currency (the former) Ostmark
British Dictionary definitions for OM (4 of 4)
Oman (international car registration)
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